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Charity Details

 

The British Computer Society

SC051487Registered charity from 11 January 2022
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Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By (1) BCS (2) The Chartered Institute for IT (3) BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Address 3 Newbridge Square
Swindon
Postcode SN1 1BY
Regulatory Type Cross-Border
Object:
The objects for which the Society is hereby constituted shall be to promote the study and practice of Computing and to advance knowledge and education therein for the benefit of the public. In this Our Charter and the Bye-laws the expressions "Computing" shall include matters concerned with the furtherance of computer science and technology and the design and development of computing systems and applications; and "computer" shall include any form of computing system. Provided that, in pursuing these objects, insofar as they may be similar to those of existing organisations, the Society shall use its best endeavours to co-operate with them and to ensure that its activities are complementary to those of such organisations. Throughout Our Charter 'charitable' means charitable in accordance with the law of England and Wales provided that it will not include any purpose which is not charitable in accordance with any statutory provision regarding the meaning of the word 'charitable' in force in any part of the United Kingdom. For the avoidance of doubt, the system of law governing the constitution of the charity is the law of England and Wales.
Operations:
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Constitutional Form Date: 11 Jan 2022
Main Operating Location: Outwith Scotland
Number of Staff: 254
Purposes: "the advancement of education"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Aug 2022 £22,118,000 £22,366,000 04 May 2023 Yes
31 Aug 2023 £23,551,000 £24,216,000 14 May 2024 Yes
31 Aug 2024 £25,243,000 £25,690,000 15 May 2025 Yes
31 Aug 2025 £21,881,000 £23,991,000 21 Apr 2026 Yes Download
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Eliot George Thomas Smith
Dr Kevin Fraser Chalmers
Dave Shortstriders Donaghy
Emma Charlotte Logan
Nicole Elizabeth Danino
William Stephen Charlie Houston-Brown
Sharon Anne Moore
Robert Thompson
Sarah Winmill
Laura Anne Sheridan
Daljit Rehal
Dr William Peter Robin Mitchell
Amy Louise Phillips-Mahon
Jo Stansfield
Dr Stephen Robert Pettifer
Samuel Keith Achampong
From 09 March 2026, OSCR is required by law to publish the names of a charity’s trustees as part of its Scottish Charity Register entry. We are also required to publish each charity’s annual report and accounts as received from this date, which may include the names of certain individuals. The only exceptions to publication are where a charity or one of its charity trustees applies for this information to be excluded, and OSCR is satisfied that publishing it would jeopardise the safety or security of a person or premises.

If the charity trustee information on a Register entry appears blank, this may mean that an exemption applies or that the charity has not yet provided the required details to OSCR. Supplying this information will become mandatory as part of future annual submissions.
Copyright

From 30 June 2025, OSCR began collecting charity trustee information through OSCR Online. Providing this information is a legal requirement for all charities. The names of trustees will be published on the Scottish Charity Register from early 2026 to promote transparency and strengthen public trust in the sector.

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